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UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad continue on Monday, July 11 with Joe Lasher Jr., beginning at 7 p.m. Concerts on the Quad are free and open to everyone. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy along with the music. Meals, treats and drinks will be available for purchase at the Ingles food tent on the Quad.
Joe Lasher Jr. is a progressive Southern and country rock artist from Weaverville who played his first open mic gig only three years ago, but is now a Nashville recording artist and has performed with Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Cole Swindell. Lasher debuted his EP Jack to Jesus, produced by Jeremy Stover, in March at the Orange Peel. Eddie Foxx of 99.9 KISS Country Radio says Lasher is “just as real as they come,” and has “more talent than an 18-year-old should legally be allowed to have by law.” For more information, visit joelasherjr.com.
The final show in the Concerts on the Quad series will be Monday, July 18, when Leeda Jones, a.k.a. Lyric, takes the Quad stage. Lyric began her career busking in the streets of downtown Asheville, and having opened for Lizz Wright and Warren Haynes, is now her own headliner. A singer, rapper and guitarist, Lyric leads a soulful and funky R&B band that features her father Dave Matthews on bass and vocals, Derrick Graves and Mike Berlin on drums and percussion, and Megan Drye, a.k.a. Story Rain, contributing spoken word and vocals. Lyric released the EP Perspective in November.
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